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- With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom
- Jodi Arias TV movie airs Saturday on Lifetime
- MGM, AEG to develop 20K seat Las Vegas Strip arena
- Romanian pop star claims manager beat her up
- Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack
- Dreamworks strikes TV show deal in Germany
- G-8 NOTEBOOK: Cameron Tweets WWII bomb at G-8 site
- Review: Kanye West eerie, erratic on 'Yeezus'
- Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government
- Playmate admits helping boyfriend in US illegally
Animals in the News
Sixteen-day-old, Tien, an endangered clouded leopard cub is held by staff during feeding time at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash.
Google navigates '100k' stars in our galaxy (PHOTOS)
Think Google Maps, in galactic proportions.
Christie smells setup, won't answer Twinkie query
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wasn't about to take the bait: a question dealing with that quintessential junk food, Twinkies.
WTOP reporter catches a surprise proposal on video
Marriage proposals involve planning, buying a ring and, sometimes, running into a radio reporter.
Ecuador officials reject donkey as candidate
The demand of dozens of citizens has been denied in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil: There will be no jackass running for the legislature.
Do skydiving cats always land on their paws? (VIDEO)
Few things on the Internet make people happier than cat videos. There are thousands of feline antics on YouTube, but a new Swedish ad is stealing their thunder.
German police stop man with mobile office in car
Forget texting while driving. German police say they nabbed a driver who had wired his Ford station wagon with an entire mobile office.
Honor among thieves: Robber gives ex-con a pass
A 51-year-old Wichita man has his wallet back after a would-be robber recognized him as a former fellow inmate.
Swimmer's belly button ring gets caught on drain
Firefighters in Colorado say a woman's belly button ring became entangled with a drain cover in a shallow splash pool but that she was freed without injury.
Fibbers vie for World's Biggest Liar crown
Fantastic fibbers vied at a remote pub in northwestern England on Thursday for the title of world's biggest liar.
Utah city settles with man who flipped off officer
A man who was pulled over and cited after flipping off a Utah police officer in 2010 has agreed to drop his complaint after the city of Orem agreed to pay him $2,500 in damages and promised not to ticket anyone else for the obscene gesture.
Ohio drug defendant asks judge for 1 more joint
A judge's offer to allow an Ohio drug defendant the chance to stay out of prison if he'd give up marijuana might have just gone up in smoke.
Mercury poisoning of Danish astronomer ruled out
Ever since Tycho Brahe died suddenly more than 400 years ago, there has been mystery about whether the Dane whose celestial observations laid the groundwork for modern astronomy fell victim to natural causes or was murdered.
Police: RI man's fake $100 bills had wrong face
A Rhode Island man police say used counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at a Target store made a critical mistake.
T-shirt lets you play a role in Petraeus scandal
The website Zazzle is selling a plain white T- shirt that boasts the words "I am the shirtless FBI agent," poking fun at the man who allegedly sent shirtless photos of himself to socialite Jill Kelley.
Plane makes emergency landing on Calif. highway
A small plane has made an emergency landing in traffic on a highway median in the Sacramento area.
UFO caught zipping across Denver skies
An unexplained flying object is buzzing over Denver that experts cannot identify as a plane, debris or balloon.
Calif. city proposes citizens' well-being study
Once referred to as the "people's republic of Santa Monica" because of its socially conscious government, the Los Angeles coastal suburb now wants to find out whether its citizens are feeling groovy.
NYT's Nate Silver blogged about burritos before politics
Before Nate Silver blogged about politics on his now-famous New York Times blog, FiveThirtyEight, he blogged about burritos.
Loose gorilla alert? Electronic road sign hacked
A prankster is changing the message on an electronic traffic warning sign in Northern California.
S. Africa police: Smuggler swallowed 220 diamonds
Police in South Africa say they've arrested a 25-year-old man who swallowed 220 polished diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country.
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